WARREN — There were a total of 38,076 one-way trips provided by the two Western Reserve Transit Authority buses that received funding from Trumbull County commissioners and Warren officials from March 2024 through March 31, according to Mike Salamone, director of Trumbull Transit.

The 73 West route provided 20,951 one-way trips and the 74 Elm Road route provided 16,714 one-way trips for a total of 37,665 trips. The bus routes also provided 411 rides to passengers who qualified under the American with Disabilities Act.

Trumbull County commissioners and Warren city officials in 2024 each agreed to provide $146,194 in local matches in order to maintain the routes. The local matches were needed to obtain a $292,389 Ohio Department of Transportation grant.

The total cost for the service was $584,788

Warren Express, which still is being operated by WRTA, through the first quarter of 2025 has provided 77,493 one-way trips. Warren Express is WRTA’s third most-used route of the system.

Trumbull Transit, which primarily provides bus transportation to Trumbull County seniors and disabled residents, provided 16,495 one-way trips to its clients from January to May, which is 907 more trips than the same period in 2024. It provided 12,307 senior trips, 3,668 one-way trips to people under 60 with disabilities and 1,520 trips to Trumbull County Board of Developmental Development students.

“The projected total trips for 2025 are expected to be 40,988,” Salamone said. “This compares to 40,172 one-way trips provided in 2024.”

Salamone said Trumbull Transit has been able to absorb the vast majority of riders that needed transportation after the two Warren WRTA routes ended.